“Wine is not only a drinking; it is sniffing, observing, tasting, or sipping .” –Edward VII (King of England 1901-1910)
Tag: winelover
Wine Wednesday Quote: July 6, 2016
“No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage.” –Thomas Jefferson, author of The Declaration of Independence
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 29, 2016
Wine Wednesday Quote: “Anni, amori e bicchieri di vino –nun se contano mai.” Years, lovers, and glasses of wine; these things should never be counted. —Anthony Capella, The Food of Love
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 22, 2016
“A hangover is the wrath of grapes.” –Dorothy Parker (satirist, short story writer)
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 8, 2016
“Let us celebrate with wine and sweet words.” –Titus Maccius Plautus (Roman playwright noted for his comedies)
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 1, 2016
“When it comes to wine, I tell people to throw away the vintage charts and invest in a corkscrew. The best way to learn about wine is the drinking.” — Alexis Lichine (wine write, The Pope of Wine)
Wine Wednesday: May 18, 2016
Wine Wednesday Quote: Wine Cork noun 1. an obtrusive object in a wine bottle which comes between a person and eternal greatness
Wine Wednesday: April 27, 2016
Wine Wednesday Quote: “There can never be any substitute for your own palate nor any better education than tasting the wine yourself.” –Robert Parker (wine critic, Baltimore native)
Wine Wednesday: Jan. 27, 2016
“Some contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch.” -W.C. Fields (actor, comedian, curmudgeon)
Wine Wednesday: Dec. 2, 2015
“Smooth out with wine the worries of a wrinkled brow.” Quintus Horatius Flaccus (aka Horace, poet of Rome)
Wine Wednesday: Oct. 7, 2015
“You should come taste with us. You can give tips on how to get tipsy.” -Linda Belcher of Bob’s Burgers “Season 4 Episode 15” (wife, mother, wine guzzler)
Notes on Terroir
corkshrewd: An informative, albeit technical explanation of terroir, a key concept in understanding and appreciating good wine. I dig this stuff. -forté